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To cover the women’s 12.5km mass start biathlon at the grandly named Laura
Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Centre in the Mountain Cluster it is
necessary to take a long cable car ride that adds to the excitement. The
venue is rather like having Heathrow’s Terminal 5 dropped on top of a
mountain and when considering where some of the $50bn was spent on these
Games, a trip to the Mountain Cluster will prove it was money well spent.

The Russians seem to love their biathlon and the atmosphere for the hardy
souls who made the trip up the mountain was

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Competitors in the women’s biathlon embark on the 12.5km mass-start race

2014-02-17 19:55:53.713 Marc Aspland/The Times

Competitors in the women’s biathlon embark on the 12.5km mass-start race